The 2002 Men's Hockey World Cup was the 10th edition of the Hockey World Cup, a men's field hockey tournament. It was held from 24 February to 9 March 2002 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
For this tournament, the participating nations were increased from the standard 12 (as in the 5 previous editions) to 16 and each squad could consist of 18 players instead of the normal 16 after the FIH considered the hot and humid conditions in Malaysia.
Each of the continental champions from five confederations and the host nation received an automatic berth. The European confederation received one extra quota based upon the FIH World Rankings. Pakistan and England qualified as fourth and sixth team in final ranking at the 2000 Summer Olympics, completing the final line-up alongside the seven teams from the Qualifier.[1]
Dates
Event
Location
Quotas
Qualifier(s)
Host nation
1
Malaysia
1–12 September 1999
1999 EuroHockey Nations Championship
Padua, Italy
2
Germany Netherlands
18–28 September 1999
1999 Hockey Asia Cup
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1
South Korea
13–20 May 2000
2000 Hockey African Cup for Nations
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
1
South Africa
22 June–2 July 2000
2000 Pan American Cup
Havana, Cuba
1
Cuba
Mid-2001
2001 Oceania Cup
Melbourne, Australia
1
Australia
17–29 July 2001
Intercontinental Cup
Edinburgh, Scotland
7
Argentina Spain Poland Belgium India Japan New Zealand
16–30 September 2000
2000 Summer Olympics
Sydney, Australia
2
Pakistan England
Total
16
Squads[edit]
Further information: 2002 Men's Hockey World Cup squads
Umpires[edit]
The International Hockey Federation appointed 20 umpires for this tournament:
Xavier Adell (ESP)
Santiago Deo (ESP)
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
Peter Elders (NED)
David Gentles (AUS)
Steve Graham (WAL)
Murray Grime (AUS)
Han Jin-soo (KOR)
Hamish Jamson (ENG)
Jason McCracken (NZL)
Clive McMurray (RSA)
Raymond O'Connor (IRL)
Sumesh Putra (CAN)
Mahmood Butt Raashed (PAK)
Edmundo Saladino (ARG)
Amarjit Singh (MAS)
Satinder Kumar (IND)
Pedro Teixeira (POR)
Richard Wolter (GER)
John Wright (RSA)
Group stage[edit]
All times are Malaysia Time (UTC+08:00)
Pool A[edit]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
1
Germany
7
6
0
1
19
8
+11
18
Semi-finals
2
Netherlands
7
5
1
1
17
5
+12
16
3
Argentina
7
5
0
2
18
12
+6
15
4
Pakistan
7
4
0
3
16
9
+7
12
5
Spain
7
3
2
2
12
11
+1
11
6
New Zealand
7
2
0
5
9
18
−9
6
7
South Africa
7
1
1
5
7
19
−12
4
8
Belgium
7
0
0
7
7
23
−16
0
Source: FIH
24 February 2002 16:05
Pakistan
5–0
South Africa
Bashir 25', 56' Abbas 39', 63' Shabir 54'
Report
Umpires: Murray Grime (AUS) Han Jin-soo (KOR)
24 February 2002 16:35
Belgium
0–2
Spain
Report
Sala 19' Ribas 53'
Umpires: Amarjit Singh (MAS) Keith Roper (ENG)
24 February 2002 18:05
Germany
5–2
Argentina
Bechmann 25' Weß 32' Wein 34' Michel 39' Witthaus 62'
Report
Capurro 16' Almada 55'
Umpires: Raymond O'Connor (IRL) David Gentles (AUS)
24 February 2002 18:35
Netherlands
4–0
New Zealand
Eikelboom 7' Lomans 11' Geeris 57' De Nooijer 65'
Report
Umpires: Henrik Ehlers (DEN) Satinder Kumar (IND)
25 February 2002 16:05
Pakistan
3–2
Belgium
Abbas 10', 41' Saleem 50'
Report
Khopolov 5' Brooke 36'
Umpires: Pedro Teixeira (POR) Hamish Jamson (ENG)
25 February 2002 18:05
South Africa
0–3
Germany
Report
Domke 16', 65' Reinelt 21'
Umpires: Steve Graham (WAL) Amarjit Singh (MAS)
25 February 2002 18:35
New Zealand
1–3
Spain
Parag 10'
Report
Ribas 35+' Arnau 53' Escarré 67'
Umpires: Sumesh Putra (CAN) David Gentles (AUS)
25 February 2002 20:05
Netherlands
2–1
Argentina
Brouwer 17' De Nooijer 69'
Report
Lombi 11'
Umpires: Santiago Deo (ESP) Murray Grime (AUS)
27 February 2002 08:05
Belgium
1–5
Netherlands
Luycx 54'
Report
Eikelboom 15' Klaver 21' Taekema 33', 67' De Nooijer 44'
Umpires: Han Jin-soo (KOR) Keith Roper (ENG)
27 February 2002 08:35
Argentina
4–1
South Africa
Almada 7' Lombi 18', 22' Vila 70+'
Report
Nicol 63'
Umpires: Xavier Adell (ESP) Satinder Kumar (IND)
27 February 2002 16:05
Germany
2–3
Spain
Michel 68' Domke 70+'
Report
Tubau 23', 46' Ribas 62'
Umpires: Henrik Ehlers (DEN) Raymond O'Connor (IRL)